Skip to main content
S 2880 111th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government trust funds Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development

Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009

Introduced: December 14, 2009 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 14, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives.

States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs previously administered by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, including the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program and the community connect grant program; (2) conduct rural outreach; (3) foster development of a comprehensive rural broadband strategic vision; (4) assess relevant technologies; (5) serve as a single information source for all federal rural broadband programs and services; and (6) provide technical assistance to state, regional, and local governments to develop broadband deployment strategies.

Directs the Under Secretary to submit: (1) a comprehensive rural broadband strategy report to the President and to Congress; and (2) a plan for a Rural Broadband Advisory Panel to Congress.

Establishes in the Treasury the National Rural Broadband Innovation Fund.

What's happening now December 14, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1